Some members of the prominent Williamsburg Randolph family were patriots, but others were loyalists. Students examine biographical information to determine these differing views and how they affected the Randolph family.

Students learn about eighteenth-century methods of predicting weather, such as weathervanes and almanacs, and why they would be important in an agricultural society. They then create their own weathervane.

In the eighteenth century, people of different social levels used various modes of transportation for different purposes and destinations. By looking at how people traveled, students learn more about life in the eighteenth century.